OZ / Kiwi Yamaha XT660 ADV Riders - Page 2

motormail · 08-29-2012, 01:20 AM

Hey Woop, that White one looks mighty fine. What have you got planned for her?

boneman660 · 09-01-2012, 09:25 PM

As a way to bump the thread, here is the XTR ready for the ride to work....

-KATO- · 09-01-2012, 10:04 PM

Just recently sold my X..

boneman660 · 09-01-2012, 11:51 PM

My guess is an 04 or 05?

-KATO- · 09-02-2012, 12:09 AM

yeah 05..

motormail · 09-04-2012, 04:05 AM

Hey Kato, what brand of tyre and size are those?

motormail · 09-04-2012, 04:33 AM

Here's a little info for 660R owners wanting to get some motard wheels, found this quite by accident when sourcing wheels for my DT230....
1. The Australian Yamaha DT230 and Yamaha TTR250 front and rear wheels are interchangeable and require NO mods at all.

2. The United Kingdom 2005-2009 Yamaha DT125X (Supermoto) wheels are interchangeable with the Yamaha DT230 and TTR250....rear (140/70R17) needs NO mods, front (120/70R17) just needs the speedo drive spacer and of course caliper extender bracket.

3. Do those wheels on the DT125X look familiar to XT660X owners....same. So if you want a cheap set of Supermoto wheels for your XT660R go to ebay UK. Mine cost me under $500 AUS including postage.

supamanaint · 09-04-2012, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motormail

Hey Kato, what brand of tyre and size are those?

Pirelli MT60 by the look of it (at a guess anyway).

woopwoop · 09-11-2012, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motormail

Hey Woop, that White one looks mighty fine. What have you got planned for her?

Sorry mate, I somehow overlooked your question.

Planned? Nothing planned.....apart from riding it! Mine's stock standard apart from bash plate, engine bars, centre stand, luggage stuff and tyres. As a back road tourer it fits the bill perfectly for me......I haven't even adjusted the shock spring pre-load!

Just ticked over 10,000k's and I really like it....... Smooth, comfortable and cheap to run.....a bit more fuel capacity would be nice but it's not too bad......the other day I did 265 k's on 10.17 litres.

XTLuke · 09-11-2012, 04:49 AM

Just a bit of info on the bike I've got, 2009 XT 660 R with nearly 30 000km on it and it has never missed a beat.
The Europeans love these bikes, to the point that they are the European DR 650, complete with large range of accessories
as you guys have been discussing.
Fuel range it really it's only weakness, but mine has a Gillimoto Tank so range is increased to over 400km, unfortunately
now gets a speed wobble under some conditions due to the tank having no internal baffles, but other than that it's pretty
good.
Last year I rode from Melbourne to Brisbane to present at the HUBB Rally and I was the only rider on an XT there.
Felt a bit left out among the sea of overweight, old aged KTM owners.

Does any one else in Melbourne own/ride one or is it just me?

Wizzabren · 09-12-2012, 04:43 PM

All Loaded on the Strezleki Track only hrs before i high sided the bike over taking a Road Train through a creek crossing.I torn the ACL Ligament and PCL. The bike had only superficial cosmetic damage. I rode a further 195 klms to medical assistance. While riding i had my left leg just dangling down the side - had to stand on one leg to change gears then flop back down in the seat. Through one off the dips i forgot to raise the leg and it hit the road - i gave birth to ten babies feck that hurt.
[IMG]

[/IMG]
Seano helping me give birth

motormail · 09-12-2012, 10:37 PM

Ferk Wizz, that sux big ones. Glad you're sorta ok after that. Do you need someone to keep riding your bike for you in the mean time? You know.....just so it doesn't get stale and go off. That happens with some bikes, if you don't ride em they go crap....I promise I'd take good care of it just like this one.
Robo

motormail · 09-13-2012, 02:31 AM

Hey XTLuke, any chance you've got some hi-res photos to share of your brute? Keen to have a close look at the Gilimoto tank.

supamanaint · 09-14-2012, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motormail

Hey XTLuke, any chance you've got some hi-res photos to share of your brute? Keen to have a close look at the Gilimoto tank.

Hi motormail, if you want to have a close look at a Gilimoto tank I am up at Toowoomba.

Let me know and maybe we could catch up one day.

In the Thumpers forum there are a couple of threads on XT660's with pics as well.

Have you looked at the Gili-moto site, they are on facebook as well.

Shane.

woopwoop · 09-25-2012, 01:00 AM

I fitted some 30mm bar risers but took them off straight away because I thought the clutch cable was too tight.

Then noticed that it seemed pretty tight anyway, ie even without risers.

Has anyone else encountered this issue and found a solution?

08-29-2012, 01:20 AM	#16
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 374	Hey Woop, that White one looks mighty fine. What have you got planned for her? __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding.

09-01-2012, 09:25 PM	#17
boneman660 Try Hard Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Qld Oddometer: 312	XTR ready to commute... As a way to bump the thread, here is the XTR ready for the ride to work.... __________________ So far, so good...

09-01-2012, 10:04 PM	#18
-KATO- '690R' Joined: Oct 2009 Location: aSHTRAYLIA Oddometer: 773	Loved my X.. Just recently sold my X.. __________________ --tEAM dRONGO-- 'Coast 2 Coast' -SIMPSON DESERT CROSSING- -2012-

09-01-2012, 11:51 PM	#19
boneman660 Try Hard Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Qld Oddometer: 312	Nice X KATO... My guess is an 04 or 05? __________________ So far, so good...

09-02-2012, 12:09 AM	#20
-KATO- '690R' Joined: Oct 2009 Location: aSHTRAYLIA Oddometer: 773	yeah 05.. __________________ --tEAM dRONGO-- 'Coast 2 Coast' -SIMPSON DESERT CROSSING- -2012-

09-04-2012, 04:05 AM	#21
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 374	Hey Kato, what brand of tyre and size are those? __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding.

09-04-2012, 04:33 AM	#22
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 374	Here's a little info for 660R owners wanting to get some motard wheels, found this quite by accident when sourcing wheels for my DT230.... 1. The Australian Yamaha DT230 and Yamaha TTR250 front and rear wheels are interchangeable and require NO mods at all. 2. The United Kingdom 2005-2009 Yamaha DT125X (Supermoto) wheels are interchangeable with the Yamaha DT230 and TTR250....rear (140/70R17) needs NO mods, front (120/70R17) just needs the speedo drive spacer and of course caliper extender bracket. 3. Do those wheels on the DT125X look familiar to XT660X owners....same. So if you want a cheap set of Supermoto wheels for your XT660R go to ebay UK. Mine cost me under $500 AUS including postage. __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding.

09-11-2012, 04:49 AM	#25
XTLuke afriCa UNiTe! Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Melbourne Oddometer: 6	The Much Maligned XT660R Just a bit of info on the bike I've got, 2009 XT 660 R with nearly 30 000km on it and it has never missed a beat. The Europeans love these bikes, to the point that they are the European DR 650, complete with large range of accessories as you guys have been discussing. Fuel range it really it's only weakness, but mine has a Gillimoto Tank so range is increased to over 400km, unfortunately now gets a speed wobble under some conditions due to the tank having no internal baffles, but other than that it's pretty good. Last year I rode from Melbourne to Brisbane to present at the HUBB Rally and I was the only rider on an XT there. Felt a bit left out among the sea of overweight, old aged KTM owners. Does any one else in Melbourne own/ride one or is it just me?

09-12-2012, 04:43 PM	#26
Wizzabren Returning Dirty Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Caboolture Oddometer: 156	All Loaded on the Strezleki Track All Loaded on the Strezleki Track only hrs before i high sided the bike over taking a Road Train through a creek crossing.I torn the ACL Ligament and PCL. The bike had only superficial cosmetic damage. I rode a further 195 klms to medical assistance. While riding i had my left leg just dangling down the side - had to stand on one leg to change gears then flop back down in the seat. Through one off the dips i forgot to raise the leg and it hit the road - i gave birth to ten babies feck that hurt. [IMG][/IMG] Seano helping me give birth __________________ Everydays an Adventure. XT660Z Tenere FE 450 Husaberg TS 185

09-12-2012, 10:37 PM	#27
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 374	Ferk Wizz, that sux big ones. Glad you're sorta ok after that. Do you need someone to keep riding your bike for you in the mean time? You know.....just so it doesn't get stale and go off. That happens with some bikes, if you don't ride em they go crap....I promise I'd take good care of it just like this one. Robo __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding.

09-13-2012, 02:31 AM	#28
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 374	Hey XTLuke, any chance you've got some hi-res photos to share of your brute? Keen to have a close look at the Gilimoto tank. __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding.

09-25-2012, 01:00 AM	#30
woopwoop will think for food Joined: Apr 2008 Location: it was there a minute ago Oddometer: 4,530	I fitted some 30mm bar risers but took them off straight away because I thought the clutch cable was too tight. Then noticed that it seemed pretty tight anyway, ie even without risers. Has anyone else encountered this issue and found a solution?

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: .
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode